Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 37
as great as it now seems amazing.The character of the monument may be gathered from its date—1813. The richclerestory dates from the thiiteenth century; and the font is of about the sameperiod. The handsome and richly carved roof of the chancel is a fine example of 424 ABBEYS AND CHURCHES.… … ST. JlAEY S : THE TOWEK. St. Margarets is a fine church ofsomewhat later date than those we havebeen considering, and occupies the siteof the Cathedral of the Saxon Bishopricof Leicester—a see which endured onlyfrom A.D. 680 to 870. Its most strikingexternal feature is its embattled Perpen-dicular…
Cathedrals · Church architecture · Abbeys
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